• PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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    14 days ago

    Source suggests it’s chased which I think implies sheet metal! (assuming Google Translate is giving me the correct translation)

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      14 days ago

      Well, yes and no. Chasing can also mean removing material with a chisel, not just indenting by bending/hammering.

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        13 days ago

        The original text says Schlagkopf: Eisen, geschmiedet, geschnitten (punching head: iron, forged, cut) which is exactly that. Shaping by hammering and bending would be treiben / getrieben in German.

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            13 days ago

            Yes, as one can see, the shaft is hollow. So one or two sheet of forged metal, bent and chased and finally soldered (or even welded?).

            Edit: I didn’t notice you were talking about the shaft from the very beginning. Sorry, too early in the morning.